Vending machine



(Jeto 7. B924. A 1,511,136

' J. NEMO VENDING MACHINE Filed April 8, 1921 l2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i I I By- I the invention,

Patented Oct. 7, 1924.

UNITED STATES isiiast PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB NEMO, 0F NEW YORK,

NEW YORK.

VENDING- MACHINE.

Application filed April 8, 1921. Serial No. 459,519.

To all cli/wm it may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, JACOB NEMO, a citizen of Ukrainia, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Vending Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,

This invention relates to vending machines and has for an object to provide an improved simplified construction which will readily operate for vending articles in bulk or individual packages.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vending machine arranged with means for detecting coins or slugs made of magnetic material and causing said coins or slugs to be deflected so asnot tooperate the machine.

A further object of the'invention is to provide a machine in which a pivotally mounted magnet acts as a guide or chute for the coin.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete machine disclosing an embodiment of the same being shown in condition for operation.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through a machine similar to that shown in Figure 1, the upper part being broken away.

Figure 3 isa section through Figure 2 approximately on line 3 3.

Figure l is a sectional view through Figure 3 approximately on line lL- 4.

Figure 5 is a side view of the operating mechanism looking at the same from the side opposite the coin' wheel.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the operatinfr mechanism shown in Figure 3.

eferring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a casing which may be made 0f metal or of any desired material, said casing vbeing provided with a top plate 2 having an aperture 3 through which the articles will pass. The container 5 of glass or other material'is clamped in any suitable manner to the top of casing 1 so that the'contents thereof may freely flow through the opening 3. In the drawing, a globe has been shown but it will be evident that other forms of container may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. Arranged beneath the openin 3 lis a bucket wheel 6 having a number of compartments or lbuckets 7 adapted to receive articles as the buckets pass the opening 3 and later discharge said articles onto the inclined chute 8 which guides under the action of gravity the articles to a dispensing cup 9 positioned eXteriorly of the casing 1 so that the purchaser may readily receive the articles discharged.

The, device is particularly adapted to vend peanuts and other loose articles, though almost any article might be vended. A protecting wall 10 surrounds part of the whee 6 while a guard wall 11 extends in front of the bucket wheel so that the articles will not be dispensed before the proper time. The wheel 6 is rigidly secured by a pin 12 or other securing means to a shaft 13 rotatably mounted in the side walls lll and 15 of the chute 8. Exteriorly of wall 141 a star wheel 16 is rigidly secured in any desired mannerl to the shaft 13 and is held against accidental movement by friction lever 17 pivotally mounted at 13 and urged in such a direction as to press against the wheel 16 by spring 19. The arrangement is such that lever 1T will engage two of the teeth 20 of wheel 16 whereby said wheel, shaft 13 and drum 6 will be yieldingly locked in different positions.

In order to move the drum 6 so that one bucket at a time will move beneath the opening 3 and also one bucket at a time will discharge under the chute 8, a coin control mechanism is associated with the shaft 13. This construction includes a coin arm 21 loosely mounted on shaft 13, said coin arm having a sleeve 22 extending therefrom and provided with a projection 23 to which a spring 2-1 is connected. Spring 24 is connected to ar stationary anchor preferably secured to part of the chute 8 so that the sleeve 22 and associa-ted parts will be moved back automatically to their former position when released. A stub shaft 25 is connected by a pin or other suitable means to sleeve 22, as shown in Figure 3, 'said stub shaft carrying a lever 26 arranged e-Xteriorly of the casing 1 and positioned as shown in Figure 1 so as to be readily depressed whenever desired. Suitable stops 27 and 28 are arranged on the casing 1 lfor limiting the swinging movement of lever 26. Go-acting with the coin arm 21 is a coin wheel 29, which coin wheel is provided with a number of tangentially arranged blades 30, said wheel being hollowed out lin the center and said .ho-ll'owed f outf section J merging finto notches A'31 "ineach vblade wherebythearm' 21` maymove freely in the notches 31 without movingA :they wheels-29.1:

As shown in Figure 3, the blades 31-arefconnected by suitable side plates 32 and 33 so that a strong rigid constructionjiisipre= sented. lf desired, the entire wheel 29 may be made lfrom one from many pieces and properly co-nnected togetl'ier. 1 By` reaso'irj of this' construction and' arrangement, whe-nevera coin of=-the proper `sizefis 'deposited asA shownr in Figure 4,1'- tlie" parts will operate for moving the drum 6 whenthe lever'26-isfshifted." Whenan'ddischarged itsy contei'its.` By thfefftiinef this occurs, the lever=26 will liave--moved'to a'l'positio'naga-inst` stop 23 an'dthe toothed wheel 16' is moveduntil the lever `17" has engafged ther-nenttooth" 20; ln thisvway, one coin-will cansev oneY ofthe buckets 7y to discharge-when the levei26has been properly actuated: In order that' the? `coin= may'- be properly directed to the proper blade 5 30 of wheel 29 a coinz guidel 34 vis provided'fint'o which the coin 'is inserted and through which it passes'fto-the U-'shaped magnetv 35; which magnet also vacts as a guide'orchuteforthe coin for directing the same tothe proper blade 30. lf the coin lis-of the propersize and proper m`aterial,` it` will move down to the position shown in Figure 4t but inf-case itv is madeI of magnetic'materia'l, it will' ad here toithe magnet 35t and,"conseqiiently, will nevel reach.- the? wheel i 29 Yso that if the lever 26 is operated, saidleverwill merelyy move the coiny arm 21" but it-'will not actua-te the wheel 29. lVlieel 29 is rigidlysecured bya 1ley or-otherl suitable-meansfto shaft 13 whereby whenever said wheel is moved, the dr'umrwillbe moved. 1 In ease ai steel washer `or othen'article ofinagnetic material has' .been'deposited on the`r magnet the -*sai-ne willvremain in position thereon until removed; This' removal' is' accomplished? when the'lever? 26' v-is-`moveddown th'elffirst time after ther articlel liasengaged tlie'ma'gnet. Asi the leven 'rmovesfdown'- wa'idly, extension "23"is moved ypiv'otaflly against'the action 'of spring 24 and moves the rod-36 in al substantially longitudinal dil re'ction 'Iliisiro'dK is 'providedw-ith v'a bent section3-7 act-ing as'l al shoulder foirnormally supportingthe' magnet 35." When 'the'rod 36; isfmoved. by extension f 23;; the shoulder 37 will@ bef 'moved from beneath the: 'mannen '35 and', coirsequeirtlyg*said* magnete will f l move piece 'or mary; be" madev down under the action of gravity so that the projection 33 and the bracket 39 will er` tei'i'dithroug-li the r magnet and 'knock off the washer or other magnet-ic article on `tliemagnet. It will be observed from Figure 4e that the magnet 35- ishinged-1or:y pivotallfy mountedfatlO so as to freely swing up and down. TheA lower end of the rod 36 is provided witli-fa'lo'op 41 which accommodates the pin f shown inl Figure 4;' whenever lever-26 is re# leased', said? bael'or return movement being caused by spring 24C.I This spring also'factsto bring lever 26, arm-*21 andl associated? partsb'ack to their former position'.v`

ln operation, whenever it `is-desired toy il' secure-some of the contents of the container 5,' a coiirofthet properfsizeiis inserted into the guide'34' and'saidfcoin will pass fonto the magnetv 35an`d from tlieiicedown tothe position shown in Figure'e on onefof-'the blades 30'. Lever J26fis then depressed'until it strikesjthe stop y28'after which it is-releasedand antoin'aticallyy re'tnrlnsitl to its former position.- As the-lever movesdowir wardly, iti will' rotate they sleeve-22 and coin arm 21; so that said coin arin` will yengage the coin andf'force the' coin together-*witl'i wheel :29 a predetermined f distance which;v` is sufficiently 'falrf to canse the wheel'29" toffrotatethe drum whichis a distance of one bucket 7. When this hasbeen doneylever 17 (Fig.- 5) will have come into engagement with the next tooth 20 -softhat the`-whee1 29 will*- be 'held' yieldingly locked against 'ff urther yinoif'ement in either direction while 'the arm 21 anld`flever-26 automatically rretfurns iin'derVv the action of springl 211. When the bucket 27 has dischargedv under chiite Sthe materialy so discharged will move by gravity downwardly intomember 9' sopthatit may be vreadily secured lby the purchaser. In ycase-the 'lever 26 is depressed without first having inserteda coin, said lever may be movedJ until-'itl strikes thel stop 28"a.n'd in turn it willinove arm 21 but as'there is no coin in wheel 29, said arm 21 willinerely pass throug'lr onev of the notches` form Vnol usef'ulf work. When the lever 26is released", the 'parts will again assume their former position. In case an iron. or `steel washer is inserted, it will be arrested-by Vthe er mi peav magnet 35Sand Vwillfiiot reach-1 thev wheel 29 so =that when the' leve-rl 26 is depressed, 'arm 21l willhave 'nothingto engage" and, consequently, will i notl` rotatey wheel 29. However,

wl'ien airm- '215 is movede-Xtension 123i will be moved and, consequently, rodY 36`^-fwith its f supporting shoulder-37 will be moved'- down lwardl'y and allo-wthemagnet -35' to move downwardly so emette projection Sesma/y strike the Washer and knock the same Jrrom the magnet. When the lever 26 is released, shoulder 37 Will restore magnet 35 to its Jrormer position as shown in Figure 4 whereby the parts are ready to receive a coin of the proper kind. In this Way a spurious coin is disposed of Without injury kto the machine and Without operating the vending buckets. Preferably, the bottom 43 of casing 1 is removable and is arranged With suitable fastening means for normally holding the same in place.

As shown in Figure 3, the casing 1 is provided With a flange 46 on one side and a flange 44 on the other side and a bottom With a groove 45 for receiving the iange 44 while on the opposite side the flange 46 coacts with the bottom 43 and With the bolt 47 of a suitable lock 48. Whenever it is desired to remove the bottom, bolt 47 is Withdrawn and bottom 43 moved pivotally a short distance until the lool; 45 is clear of the bottom edge of the body l and then moved in a direction away from flange 44.

What I claim is A vending machine of the class described, comprising an outer casing presenting a coin slot and a discharge slot, ashaft comprising tivo sections operatively mounted Within said casing, a sleeve rigid with one of said sections overlapping a'portion of the other section, a Wheel having a plurality of slotted and tangentially extending vanes adapted to successively receive a coin rigidly mounted on said overlapped section, an arm secured to said sleeve and operating Within said Wheel and through said slots, said arm turning said Wheel When a coin obstructs its ree passage through any one of said slots, a vending drum rigid with said overlapped section adapted to be turned When said arm turns said Wheel, a brake Wheel having a plurality of teeth mounted on said shaft and a brake adapted to normally engage a pair of said teeth to allovv said drum to turn only a fraction of a revolution at a time.

JACOB NEMO. 

